[Gllug] VACANCY: Junior Systems Support for Unit.tv

[Jose Luis Martinez]

On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Jason Clifford <jason at ukfsn.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 08:11 +0100, Iain Gray wrote:
>> Lets take this role where the salary was 16K. What if someone was
>> junior, but just downright good or would fit into the company well,
>> but was looking for say 21k minimum. This person would be put off from
>> the applying all for a measly 5k a year - that is less than the cost
>> of the office space they would take up if your offices are in Soho!!
>> By putting a cap on what you are offering you are putting off people
>> who you might employ if they were to apply.
>
> And saving them from wasting their valuable time on an application for a
> job they would not accept anyway. If the maximum a company is willing to
> pay is £16K I would argue that it is dishonest to invite applications
> from those who would not accept a job at that salary.
>
> By posting the salary up front, whether as a single figure or a range,
> the potential employer enables applicants to make an informed decision
> as to whether to spend time and effort applying for the position.

Absolutely, I would never bother with a salary that low, but there may
be people trying to get a foot in the industry that may be willing to
give it a go.

Putting the salary upfront is just common, decent practice.


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